The British 4-year-old whose photograph depicting her battle with cancer was shared thousands of times has reportedly died.

Jessica Whelan was diagnosed in September 2015 with stage four Neuronblastoma and her battle was made public through her a Facebook page created by her parents.

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Whelan’s father made the announcement about Jessica, issuing a statement that read "I feel both sadness and relief in informing you all that Jessica finally found peace at 7 o'clock this morning. No longer does she suffer, no longer does she feel the pain of the physical constraints of her body. Now my princess has grown her angel wings and has gone up to play with her friends and loved ones. She will now watch down over her little brother and ourselves until one day we are reunited again."

The Facebook page called "Jessica Whelan – A fight against Neuronblastoma" shared an image of Jessica’s fight in October.

Warning: The photo below is graphic.

In the post about Jessica is a photo showing her with tubes coming out of her nose and in the caption it reads “This photograph was made in a moment that we as parents could offer her no comfort, her pushing us away whilst she rode out this searing pain in solitude.”